Boston Marathon Bills Need Paying

I ran my first marathon in May 2013, one month after injuring my knee with Patella Femural Pain Syndrome. With my physiotherapist's help I ran the marathon. I qualified to run the Boston Marathon at the Victoria Marathon in Oct 2014 ( 4:12:45). I did run the Boston Marathon in 2016 but due to balance issues it was not a very good experience. I focused on celebrating the finish line, not the finish time and was fortunate enough to run with a friend and we kept each other going while we both struggled.

I have now learned that I have osteo-arthritis and bone spurs in both knees and prudently believe that 2018 will be my last year of running marathons. I will keep running but not marathons.

Registering for races is costly and I have already completed 27 races this year. I have successfully qualified to run the Boston Marathon 4 times this year:
May 7/17 - 4:17:45: http://bmovanmarathon.ca/results-bmo-vancouver-marathon/results-2017-marathon 
Aug 20 - 3:54:30: 
http://www.itsyourrace.com/Results.aspx?id=8084&y=2017&eid=65532&g=f&amin=60&amax=64 
Sept 24 - 4:13:31: 
https://results.chronotrack.com/event/results/event/event-26738 
 Oct 8 - 4:04:09: Oct 8: https://www.sportstats.ca/display-results.xhtml?raceid=44800&status=results&lastname=Westacott 

I improved my best time by nearly 20 minutes and ran my best marathon in under 4 hours. 

This has been a very trying year for me financially. I have been a volunteer and supporter of running events for years.  It is time I believed in me and sought the support of family and friends to help  me achieve that goal.

I am  honoured and excited about running the 122nd Boston Marathon April 16, 2018! It will be my 10th marathon and a fitting way to celebrate my small milestone.

I hope you will consider conributing to my campaign to help me get to Boston and achieve my dream!

Good health and good legs,
Judy